Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED SBPT.15', 1903;

H..MAGKBNZ1B. I NoN-RETILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLIOATION'PILE) MAY 25.l 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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HERBERT MAOKENZIE, OE SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OE rrHREE- lPatented September 15, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

FOURTHS TO JOHN N. MOKERRY, OF'DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, JOHN E.HALLETT,YOF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, AND THOMAS D.l/VALSH, OF

BOSTON, MASSAOHSETTS.

NoN-REHLLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. veaeesjdatea september15, 1903; Application filed May 25, 1903. Serial No. 158,616. l(Nomodel.) l'

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, HERBERT MAOKENZIE, ofSaugus, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Non- RefillableBottles, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention has for its object to provide a bottle which when emptiedof its contents Io cannotbe refilled. 'l

My invention is fully set forth in the following description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel featuresthereof are pointed out and clearly I 5 deined in the claims at theclose of this specication. v

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a bottle embodying myinvention, theupper portion thereof being in section. Fig. 2 zo is asectional view of the upper portion of a bottle embodying my invention,inverted to show the position of the parts when the contents of thebottle are being emptied. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in section,with the Inovableparts of myinvention removed therefrom. Figs. 4 and 5are details hereinafter referred to. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 6,Fig. 1.

Having reference to the drawings, the neck 3o of the bottle is shown at1, said neck being of a sucient length to aord room for the closuredevices which are employed. The cork or stopper is shown at '2 and thebody of the bottle at 3.

The body and neck and movable parts of the bottle may be formed fromglass in the well-known manner. y The neck of the bottle is formedwithone or more (preferably four) recesses 4, which 4o are formed byoutwardly Vcurved or bulging portions 5 of the neck of the bottle. Theserecesses 4 are connected by an annular groove 6. (See Fig; 3.) Below therecesses 4 the interior of the neck of the bottle is formed 4 5 with anannular shoulder 7, and below this shoulder the interior walls of theneck of the bottle curve outwardly, as shown at 8. Below this point thewalls curve inwardly-at 8l,

` 'ity of the valve 10.

.in an upright position.

Within the neck of the bottle and with its lower edge portion resting onthe shoulder 7 isplaced a substantially cylindrical device (shownin Fig.4) and which is designated 11.

Cement is applied to the sides of the part y11, and the part is thenplaced within the neck 'of the bottle and against the shoulder 7 afterlthe bottle has been iilled and is thus securely fastened in place. Thepart 11 is provided near its upper end with lateral openings 12,whic'hlie between the recesses 4 in the neck of the bottile. (See Figs. 1 and6.) The lateral openings 12 project inwardly and Open into a verticalopening 13', which is cylindrical in shape and in the center of which isthe stem 14. The stem 14 projects downwardly below the lower conical end15y of the part 11, and the lower end of the part 14` lies within thecav- When the bottle is inverted, the valve 10 falls by gravity and bypressure of the liquid in the bottle onto the end of the vstem 14 andaway from theincurved walls 81, which constitute the seatof the valve.The stem 14 is preferably hollow and becomes filled with a portion ofthe contents of the bottle when the bottle is being emptied. When thebottle is again set in an upright position, the liquid within the hollowstem 14 serves as a weight to force the valve v10back onto its seatagainst thejincurved the central cavity 13 of the stem'14, while at thesame time the stem 14 aords a guidingbearing for the oupshaped valve 10during its movements.

When the bottle has 'been iilled, the valve 10 is placed within the neckwith its lower edge resting against the incurved walls or seatY S1, andthe cylindrical device 11 is then put in position with its lower edgeresting against the shoulder 7 and is cemented firmly in position. Thestopper or cork or the like is then inserted.

The operation of the device is as follows: After the cork is withdrawnand the bottle has been inverted the parts assume the position shown inFig. B-that is, the Valve 10 drops onto the end of the stem 14. Theliquid contents oi` the bottle are then free to pass between the valve10 and the incurved walls or seat 8l, thence around the edges of thevalve, up inside the valve, down the central cylindrical opening 13',through the lat-eral openings 12, through the annular groove 6 to therecesses 4, thence out of the recesses 4 into the open neck of thebottle. During this operation a portion ot' the liquid may flow into thehollow stem 14. As clearly shown in the drawings, the recess 4 extendsbeyond the cylindrical closure device ll. If now it be attempted torefill the bottle by placing it in an upright position and pouring fluidinto the neck, the valve 10, guided by the stem 14, will again be seatedon the incurved walls or seat 8l, and it will be impossible for theiiuid to enter the body of the bottle. In the same way ifliuid underpressure is forced into the bottle while the latter is in an invertedposition the Valve 10 will be guided by the stem 14 and seated bypressure and the fluid will not be permitted to enter the body of thebottle.

My experience is, and I believe it to be the fact, that a bottleembodying my invention cannot be refilled. The cup-like shape oftheValve l0, the cavity therein, the stem 14, and the incurved walls 8l, onwhich the valve is seated, render it impossible for the valve to get outof position regardless of the angle at which the bottle is held, whileat the same time it may freely move to open or close the opening 9between the body of the bottle and the neck thereof.

1. A nonretillable bottle having in the neck portion thereof an annularrecess or groove and one or more intersecting recesses or grooves topermit the passage of liquid, incurved walls below the said recesses orgrooves forming a constricted opening in the neck, a cup-shaped valveseating upon said incurved walls, and a cylindrical device rigidlysecured within the neck above said valve, and having openings thereinconnecting with said recesses or grooves in the neck, and also having adownwardly-projecting portion or stem engaging said valve when thebottle is inverted, thereby preventing the said Valve drical device whenthe bottleis being emptied, substantially as described.

2. A non-refillable bottle having in the neck portion thereof an annularrecess or groove and one or more intersecting recesses or grooves topermit the passage of liquid, incurved walls below the said recesses orgrooves forming a constricted opening in the neck, a cup-shaped valveseating upon said incurved walls and a cylindrical device rigidlysecured within the neck above said valve, and having radial horizontalopenings therein and a vertical passage connecting said radial openingsand the space directly above the valve, whereby liquid poured into theneck may pass into the said valve and operate to seat the same and isthereby prevented from entering the bottle, substantially as described.Y

3. In a non-rellable bottle, the combination of a neck portion having ahorizontal annular groove and one or more intersecting vertical passagestherein, said neck also having a constricted passage at the point wherethe neck joins the body of the bottle, a cupshaped valve seating uponsaid constriction in the neck, and a cylindrical device having passagestherein whereby the liquid poured into the neck is delivered within thecupshaped valve and the said valve is thereby seated, said cylindricaldevice being provided also with a projection engaging the said Valvewhen the bottle is inverted thereby preventing the said valve fromclosing the passage in the cylindrical device, substantially asdescribed.

4. A non-refillable bottle having rigidly secured in the neck portionthereof a cylindrical device having angular or tortuous openingstherethrough for the passage of liquid and a central cavity or recesswhich receives a portion of the liquid contents of the bottle when thelatter is being emptied, incurved walls forming a constricted openingbelow said cylindrical device, a cup-shaped valve seating on saidincurved walls to close said constricted opening, said valve being movedin one direction to permit the escape of the contents of the bottle bythe pressure of the liquid within the bottle and being moved in theopposite direction to close the bottle against the ingress of liquid bythe pressure of the liquid contained in the said recess in the saidcylindrical device, substantially as described.

5. Anon-refillable bottle, having in the neck portion thereof an annularrecess or groove with one or more intersecting recesses or grooves topermit the passage of liquid, incurved walls below the said recesses orgrooves forming a constricted opening in the neck, and a cup-shapedvalve seating upon lfrom closing the opening in the said cylin- IOC IIO

said incurved walls, and also having secured andoperate to seat thesameso as to prevent VIo within the neck above the valve a cylindricaly theliquid from entering the bottle.y device having in connection therewitha In testimony whereof I have affixed my sigdownwardlyeprojecting stemwhereby the nature in presence o'fA two Witnesses. valve is guided inits movements, thesaid v Y. device havinglateml openings and a vertical'l HERBERT MACKENZIE' c opening connecting saidiateral openings withWitnesses: the space above the valve, whereby liquid- MLAN F. STEVENS,poured into the neck may pass into the valve C. MORRISON.

